Bit scary this - my first overseas trip by air on my own! At 47! I’ve always had someone in tow to rely on for finding my way around, or picking up things from hotel rooms when I have left them, and there’s no one but myself to rely on.
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A series of posts relating to Nigel’s Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
By Nige
on January 19, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Best Western | DOH | Doha | Hilton | OSL | Oslo | Qatar Airways | QR
Photos from Day 2 when I enjoyed snowy walks to and from Oslo airport, Starbucks, exchanges with Qatar crew members and my first flight with Qatar in 10 years.
By Nige
on January 19, 2026
at 11:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Doha | Hilton
To say the walk to immigration was long doesn't emphasise enough the distance covered, just to spend one night in Doha.
By Nige
on January 19, 2026
at 9:39 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: DOH | Doha | Hilton | OSL | Oslo | Qatar Airways | QR
After arriving back at the airport, I headed up to Check In area 10, where Qatar were based for the day.
By Nige
on January 19, 2026
at 8:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Best Western | Oslo
I was woken abruptly by my phone alarm, which went off at 6am. I didnt expect to be asleep at that time. I'm normally up well before my alarm.
By Nige
on January 18, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: BA | Best Western | British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | OSL | Oslo
Photos from Day 1, which started in Reading, and flight from Heathrow to Oslo and a walk to the airport hotel in the snow.
By Nige
on January 18, 2026
at 10:12 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Best Western | Oslo
I made my way up the airbridge, then up an escalator, through an automated door, and along a corridor that led into a large border control hall.
By Nige
on January 18, 2026
at 8:40 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: BA | Best Western | British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | OSL | Oslo
The BA Lounge agent at Terminal 3 was perfectly polite, although she didn’t ask whether I wanted an invite into First Dining — supposedly one of the perks of being Gold Guest List.
By Nige
on January 18, 2026
at 4:33 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: London Heathrow
It was an unusual start to a trip, with our first stop being a lunchtime visit to friends in Reading.
By Nige
on January 15, 2026
at 6:09 pm
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Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: AA | American Airlines | BA | British Airways | Cathay Pacific | CX | Fiji Airways | FJ | Japan Airlines | JL | Qantas Airways | Qatar Airways | QF | QR
This was probably the trip I’ve had the least involvement in organising — which, for anyone who knows me, will sound faintly unbelievable.
By Nige
on January 12, 2026
at 7:26 am
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: AA | American Airlines | Announcements | BA | British Airways | Cathay Pacific | CX | Fiji Airways | FJ | Japan Airlines | JL | Qantas Airways | Qatar Airways | QF | QR
I’ve wanted to do a Round the World (RTW) trip for as long as I can remember. It was always one of those “one day” ideas — something the Vickster and I might build into a future Australia trip, or perhaps save for a milestone year.
